Ever since visiting the BP site my computer has become infected with the BP virus!

Also, does anyone have any experience with Legal Shield?

A good turnkey will shield you from many risks but cannot eliminate all of them.

Here are a few groups with meetupsRenegade Detroit Investors - @ Shields Pizza – First Tuesday of the Monthhttps://renegadedetroit.com/meetings/Drews group – Troy Community Center – 2nd Thursdayhttps://www.reiaofoakland.com/MSU Center – Troy Community Center – 3rd Thursdayhttps://www.michiganrealestateinvestors.com/Michigan Real Estate Investors – Troy Community Center – 4th Thursdayhttps://michiganreinetwork.com/metro-detroit-real-estate-investor-networking-events/

FICA can help provide income beyond retirement age to support you during challenges with your properties.My personal preference would be to build a business entity structure which will help shield me from the risks and liabilities of REI as well as provide a W2 income to help keep me viable as a borrower until the businesses can get credit on their own.My $0.02 ...

I'm trying to evaluate a new market with rental comps, and I'm trying to decide if the virus has most people staying put in their current housing, or this particular market does not have a demand for rentals.Thank you in advance!

Also, consider that when you do employ a property manager they do not shield you from vicarious liability. 

There is a common misnomer that an LLC shields an owner from negligence or gross negligence. 

Yes, CT will allow you to pull the permit as an owner/builder but a permit and inspections will not shield you from construction defect litigation.

Therefore, these are expensed in the current year using the De Minimis Safe Harbor as a shield.